Boston- The only ESL jobs I can find are volunteer spots.

I procured my TEFL certification a few years ago- My plan to teach abroad was nixed,as I opted to pursue a Masters degree here in Boston (Special Education, with focus on reading) For the past few years, I have been VOLUNTEERING on my days off and evenings as an English tutor at the Chinatown Community Center, as well as at the local library…. Times are tough, I just can’t afford to teach or tutor anymore unless I get paid………

I’ve looked at the adverts for tutors/teachers of English to non native speakers in Boston, and all postings want an applicant with overseas teaching experience… I don’t have that..but I have been a volunteer teacher and tutor, and do have my TEFL training and certification under my belt……

What are the types of places in Boston where I would likely find teaching opportunities for which I’d be qualified ? (Bearing in mind that I never taught overseas)

Having volunteered for so long, I’m starting to think that this is by nature a job that goes unpaid…

I hear about people making $20 an hour as a stateside ESL tutor/ teacher….A woman I know teaches an English class to Russian immigrants at her library, and makes $20 an hour….. The teaching spots at my library are volunteer positions……

One piece of advice one of the instructors from my language school gave me was ‘Don’t sell yourself short. make certain that you are paid for your hard work, otherwise people will take advantage of you’……

The one skill I haven’t quite mastered is how to shift from being a volunteer teacher/tutor to being one who is paid………..